Film Archive

Kids DOK 2021
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Pepe and the World of Insects
Bernadette Hauke
Insects may not be cute, but they’re very exciting, Pepe thinks. He knows that many insect species are dying out because they are robbed of their habitats. He wants to change that!
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Pepe and the World of Insects

Pepe und die Welt der Insekten
Bernadette Hauke
Kids DOK 2021
Documentary Film
Germany
2020
25 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
English

Insects aren’t cute and often not beautiful, but very exciting, Pepe thinks. His favourite animals are dragonflies, which can control their four wings individually and take off faster than a jet plane. But where do you still find these flying wonders? Pepe knows that many insects are dying out in Germany because they are robbed of their habitats. He wants to change that!

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Bernadette Hauke
Cinematographer
Luana Knipfer
Editor
Sonja Baeger
Producer
Matthias Kringe
Sound
Moritz Kerst, Tom Claudon
Kids DOK 2023
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Planet B
Pieter Van Eecke
How do you grow up on a planet that is being destroyed by humanity? The two friends Bo and Luca are enthusiastic climate activists whom the film follows for four years.
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Planet B

Planet B
Pieter Van Eecke
Kids DOK 2023
Documentary Film
Belgium,
Netherlands
2023
78 minutes
Dutch
Subtitles: 
German Subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing

How do you grow up on a planet that is being destroyed by humanity? This film looks for answers to this urgent question and introduces us to Bo and Luca. The close friends are enthusiastic climate activists, connected by their commitment. We follow the two teenagers for four years on their contradictory and surprising path to adulthood.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Pieter Van Eecke
Cinematographer
Johan Legraie
Editor
Sandrine Deegen
Producer
Hanne Phlypo
Co-Producer
Katja Draaijer
Sound
Olmo van Straalen, Mark Glynne
Score
David Poltrock
World Sales
Marcella Jelić
Kids DOK 2022
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Playground
Samaneh Fazlollah Asadi
The days in hospital are boring; the girl lies listlessly in bed, staring out of the window for hours. But one day she gets a very special present.
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Playground

Zamine bazi
Samaneh Fazlollah Asadi
Kids DOK 2022
Animated Film
Iran
2022
8 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

The days in the hospital are boring, the monotony only interrupted by parents’ visits. Listlessly, the girl lies in bed, staring out of the window for hours. But one day she gets a very special present. She slowly recovers and her injuries heal … This story, animated in soft, bright colours, shows that faith can help us get better.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Samaneh Fazlollah Asadi
Script
Samaneh Fazlollah Asadi
Cinematographer
Samaneh Fazlollah Asadi
Editor
Samaneh Fazlollah Asadi
Producer
Fatemeh Mohseni
Sound
Hootan Poorzaki
Score
Mehdi Ghashghaei
Animation
Samaneh Fazlollah Asadi
Kids DOK 2023
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Puffling
Jessica Bishopp
When puffins leave their nest on Vestmannaeyjar, they often get lost. Birta and Selma have made it their mission to bring the fledglings back to the cliff.
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Puffling

Puffling
Jessica Bishopp
Kids DOK 2023
Documentary Film
UK,
Iceland
2023
20 minutes
Icelandic,
English
Subtitles: 
German Subtitles for deaf and hard-of-hearing

When puffins on Vestmannaeyjar leave their nest, they often get lost in the village, irritated by all the lights. Birta and Selma live on this small island a few kilometres off the coast of Iceland. Together with other young people, they have made it their mission to find the little fledglings and bring them back to the cliff the next day, where they will take their first flight.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Jessica Bishopp
Cinematographer
Anna MacDonald
Editor
Xanna Ward Dixon
Producer
Alice Hughes, Gannesh Rajah
Co-Producer
Ada Benjamínsdóttir
Sound Design
Mike Bovill
Score
Jófríður Ákadóttir
Kids DOK 2020
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Proud of You
Jens Schanze
Asude is studying for her school-leaving examinations but there’s one thing she wants more: Kickboxing! Become European Champion! Her coach and sisters support her on her way to the European Championship.
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Proud of You

Stolz auf dich
Jens Schanze
Kids DOK 2020
Documentary Film
Germany
2020
29 minutes
German
Subtitles: 
English

Asude lives in Lower Bavaria. Her grandparents came to Germany from Turkey in the 1970s. She’s currently studying for her school-leaving examinations and, at the same time, training for her dream of becoming a kickboxing champion. Unreservedly supported by her sisters, Asude competes in the European Championship in Skopje. It is her first fight in the jersey of the German national team.

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Director
Jens Schanze
Cinematographer
Börres Weiffenbach
Editor
Jens Schanze
Producer
Jens Schanze, Judith Malek-Mahdavi
Sound
Claudia Leder
Funder
FilmFernsehFonds Bavaria
Kids DOK 2023
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Pond
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
A small herring finds himself in a tidal pool and encounters many other, sometimes strange marine creatures. Only by joining forces can they defend themselves against the hungry seagulls.
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Pond

Tümpel
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
Kids DOK 2023
Animated Film
Switzerland
2023
9 minutes
without dialogue
Subtitles: 
None

A shimmering shoal of herrings are swimming through the wide ocean when they are suddenly broken up by seagulls. Separated from the shoal, a small herring ends up all alone in a tidal pool. Looking for a way out, he encounters many other marine creatures. Some scare him. But there’s no time for this now: Only by joining forces can they defend themselves against the hungry seagulls.

Lina Dinkla

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Director
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
Cinematographer
Lena von Döhren, Eva Rust
Editor
Fee Liechti
Producer
Sarah Born
Sound Design
Tobias Diggelmann, Thomas Gassmann, Martin Waespe
Animation
Lena von Döhren, Simon Eltz, Ramon Schoch
World Sales
Georg Gruber